grimace

(grĭm'ĭs, grĭ-mās')
n.
A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.

intr.v., -aced, -ac·ing, -ac·es.
To make a sharp contortion of the face.

[French, from Old French grimache, alteration of grimuche, probably from Frankish *grīma, mask.]

grimacer grim'ac·er n.

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meaning 'a distortion of the face' or 'to make a grimace', is most commonly stressed (especially when a verb) on the second syllable, as gri-mays. First-syllable stress, as grim-ǝs, is also used, especially in American English.

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noun

A facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain: face, moue, mouth, pout. Informal mug. See express.

verb

To contort one's face to indicate displeasure, disgust, or pain, for example: mouth, mug. Idioms: make a face, make faces. See express.

n

Definition: scowling facial expression
Antonyms: grin, smile

v

Definition: make a dirty or pained expression
Antonyms: grin, smile

IN BRIEF: A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain or disgust.

A student will often grimace during a difficult test.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - grimasse
v. intr. - lave grimasser, vrænge

Nederlands (Dutch)
grimas, trekkebekken

Français (French)
n. - grimace
v. intr. - grimacer, faire une grimace (de), faire la grimace

Deutsch (German)
n. - Grimasse
v. - Grimassen schneiden, das Gesicht verziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μορφασμός, γκριμάτσα
v. - μορφάζω, κάνω γκριμάτσα

Italiano (Italian)
fare smorfie, smorfia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - careta (f), trejeito (m), afetação (f)
v. - fazer caretas

Русский (Russian)
гримаса, гримасничать

Español (Spanish)
n. - mueca, mohín
v. intr. - hacer muecas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grimas
v. - grimasera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
面部的歪扭, 痛苦的表情, 鬼脸, 扮鬼脸, 作苦相

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 面部的歪扭, 痛苦的表情, 鬼臉
v. intr. - 扮鬼臉, 作苦相

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 얼굴을 찌푸림
v. intr. - 얼굴을 찌푸리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 顔をゆがめること, 作り顔
v. - しかめつらをする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كشرة (فعل) يكشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮העוויה‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה העוויות‬

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